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Aircraft of WW II

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Abyssinia

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Aden 
   

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Afghanistan

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Albania  

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Algeria

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American Samoa

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Andora

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Angola

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Anguila

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Antigua and Barbuda

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Argentina

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Armenia

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Aruba

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Ashmore and Cartier Islands

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Australia 

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Austria

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Azerbaijan

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Bahamas

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Bahrain

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Baker and Howland Islands

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Bangladesh

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Barbados

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Belarus

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Belgium 

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Benin

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Belize

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Bermuda

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Bhutan

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Bolivia 

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Borneo

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Bosnia-Herzegovina

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Botswana

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Brazil 

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British Antarctic Teritory

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British Indian Ocean Territory

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British Virgin Islands

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Brunei

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Bulgaria 

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Burkina Faso

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Burma

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Burundi

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Cambodia

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Cameroon

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 Canada 

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Cape Verde

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Cayman Islands

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Central African Republic

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Chad

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Channel Islands

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Chile

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China

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Christmas Island

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Cocos Keeling Islands

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Columbia

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Comoros

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Congo

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Congo Democratic Republic

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Cook Islands

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Coral Sea Islands

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Costa Rica

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Cote D'Ivoire

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Croatia

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Cuba

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Cypress

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Czechoslovakia ​

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Denmark

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Djibouti

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Dominica

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Dominican Republic

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East Africa

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Ecuador

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Egypt

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El Salador

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Equatorial Guinea

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Eritrea

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Estonia

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Ethiopia ​

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Falkland Islands

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Fiji

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Finland

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France (Vichy and Free France)

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French Guiana

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French Polynesia

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Gabon

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Gambia

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Georgia

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​Germany 

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Ghana

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Gibralta

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Gold Coast

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Greece 

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Greenland

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Grenada

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Guadeloupe

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Guam

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Guatemala

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Guernsey

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Guinea

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Guinea-Bissau

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Guyana

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Haiti

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Honduras

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Hungary 

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Iceland

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India 

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Indonesia

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Iran

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Iraq 

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Ireland

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Isle of Man

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 Italy 

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Jamaica

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Jan Mayen

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Japan  

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Jersey

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Jarvis Island

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Johnston Atoll

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Jordan

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Kazakhstan

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Kenya

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Kingman Reef

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Kiribati

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North Korea

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South Korea

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Kuwait

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Kyrgyzstan

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Laos

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Latvia  

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Lebanon

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Lesotho

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Liberia

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Libya

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Liechenstein

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Lithuania 

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Luxembourg 

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Macedonia

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Madagascar

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Malawi

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Malaysia

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Maldives

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Mali

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Malta

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Manchuko (Manchuria)

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Marshall Islands

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Martinique

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Mauritania

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Mauritius

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Mayotte

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Mexico

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Micronesia

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Midway Islands

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Moldova

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 Mongolia

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Monaco

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Montserrat

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Morocco

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Mozambique

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Namibia

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Nauru

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Navassa Island

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Nepal

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Netherlands 

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Netherlands Antilles

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New Calidonia

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New Zealand 

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Nicaragua

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Niger

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Nigeria

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Niue

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Norfolk Island

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Northern Mariana Islands

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Northern Rhodesia

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Norway 

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Oman

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Pakistan

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Palau

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Palmyra Atoll

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Palestine

Jewish Units

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Panama

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Papua New Guinea

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Parcel Islands

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Paraguay

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Persia

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Peru

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Phillipines

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Pitcairn Islands

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Poland 

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Portugal

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Puerto Rico

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Qatar

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Reunion

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Romania 

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Rwanda

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Samoa

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San Marino

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Sao Tome and Principe

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Sark

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Saudi Arabia

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Scotland

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Senegal

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Seychelles

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Sierra Leone

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Singapore

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Slovakia  

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Slovenia

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Solomon Islands

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Somalia

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Somaliland

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South Africa 

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South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands

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Spain

Spratley Islands

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Sri Lanka

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St Helena and Dependencies

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St Kits and Nevis

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St Lucia

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St Pierre an Miquelon

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St Vincent and the Grenadines

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Sudan

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Suriname

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Svalbard

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Swaziland

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Sweden 

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Switzerland 

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Syria

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Taiwan

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Tajikistan

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Tanzania

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Thailand (Siam) 

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Tibet

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Togo

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Tokelau

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Tonga

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TransJordan

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Trinidad and Tobago

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Tunisia

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Turkey

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Turkmenistan

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Turks and Caicos Islands

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Tuva

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Tuvalu

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Uganda

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Ukraine

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United Arab Emirates

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​United Kingdom

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Uruguay

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 U.S.A. 

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 U.S.S.R. ​

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Uzbekistan

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Vanuatu

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Vatican City

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Venezuela

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Vietnam

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Virgin Islands

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Wake Island

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Wallis and Fortuna Islands

West Africa

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Western Samoa

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Western Saraha

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Yemen

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Yugoslavia 

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Zaire

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Zambia

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Zimbabwe (Rhodesia)

  • 1 Operational aircraft
    • 1.1 Fighter aircraft
      • 1.1.1 Biplane fighters
      • Name of aircraft Year in service Country of origin Operator(s) if different from country of origin
        Avia B-534 1935 Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, Germany, Greece, Slovakia
        Avia BH-33 1927 Czechoslovakia Yugoslavia
        Armstrong Whitworth Scimitar 1936 UK Norway
        Blériot-SPAD S.5101936France
        Boeing P-121930USBrazil, China, Philippines, Thailand
        Bristol Bulldog1929UKDenmark, Finland
        Curtiss Hawk II1932USChina
        Curtiss Hawk III1933USChina, Thailand
        Fiat CR.301932ItalyAustria, China, Germany, Hungary, Italy
        Fiat CR.321934ItalyItaly, Hungary, China
        Fiat CR.421939ItalyItaly, Belgium, Croatia, Germany, Hungary
        Gloster Gamecock II/Kukko1925UKFinland
        Gloster Gauntlet1935UKUK, Denmark, Finland
        Gloster Gladiator/Sea Gladiator1937UKUK, Belgium, Finland, Greece, Iraq, Lithuania, Norway
        Grumman Goblin[notes 1]1933USCanada
        Grumman F2F carrier fighter1935USUs
        Grumman F3F carrier fighter1936US
        Hawker Demon1931UKUK, Australia
        Hawker Fury1931UKYugoslavia, South Africa
        Hawker Nimrod carrier fighter1933UKDenmark
        Heinkel He 511935GermanyGermany, Bulgaria
        IMAM Ro.44 floatplane fighter1937Italy
        Kawasaki Ki-10[notes 2]1935Japan
        Kochyerigin DI-61934USSR
        Koolhoven F.K.521939NetherlandsNetherlands, Finland
        Polikarpov I-51931USSR
        Polikarpov I-15 & I-15bis1934USSRUSSR, China, Finland
        Polikarpov I-1531939USSRUSSR, China, Finland
        Prachadhipok1929Siam (Thailand)



    • 1.1.2 Single-engined, single-seat monoplane fighters and fighter bombers
      • ​Name of aircraftYear in serviceCountry of originOperator(s) if different from country of origin
      • Ambrosini SAI.2071942Italy
      • Ansaldo A.1201925ItalyItaly, Lithuania
        Arsenal VG-331940France
        Avia B-1351941CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia, Bulgaria
        Bell P-39 Airacobra1941USUS, Australia, France, UK, USSR
        Bell P-63 Kingcobra1942USUS, USSR
        Bloch MB.150–1571940FranceFrance, Greece, Romania
        Boeing P-26 Peashooter1933USUS, China, Philippines
        Breda Ba.271933ItalyChina
        Brewster F2A Buffalo1939USUS, Australia, Finland, Netherlands, New Zealand, UK
        CAC Boomerang1943Australia
        Caudron C.7141940FranceFrance, Finland, Poland
        Curtiss P-36 Hawk/Mohawk1938USUS, Brazil, Finland, France, Netherlands, Norway, Thailand, UK
        Curtiss P-40 Warhawk/Tomahawk/Kittyhawk1939USUS, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Finland, New Zealand, South Africa, UK, USSR
        Curtiss-Wright CW-21 Demon1939USChina, Netherlands
        Dewoitine D.500/D.5101935FranceFrance, China, Lithuania
        Dewoitine D.5201940FranceFrance, Bulgaria, Italy
        Fiat G.501938ItalyItaly, Finland, Croatia
        Fiat G.551943Italy
        Focke-Wulf Fw 1901941GermanyGermany, Hungary, Romania
        Focke-Wulf Ta 1521945Germany
        Fokker D.XXI1936NetherlandsNetherlands, Denmark, Finland
        Grumman F4F/FM Wildcat/Martlet[notes 3]1940USUS, UK
        Grumman F6F Hellcat/Gannet[notes 3]1943USUS, UK
        Grumman F8F Bearcat[notes 3][notes 4]1945US
        Hawker Hurricane/Sea Hurricane1937UKUK, Belgium, Canada, Finland, France, Greece, India, New Zealand, USSR
        Hawker Tempest1944UKUK, New Zealand
        Hawker Typhoon1940UKUK, Canada, New Zealand
        Heinkel He 1121937GermanyGermany, Hungary, Romania
        IAR 80/IAR 811941Romania
        Ikarus IK-21935YugoslaviaYugoslavia, Croatia
        Kawanishi N1K/N1K-J1943Japan
        Kawasaki Ki-611942Japan
        Kawasaki Ki-1001945Japan
        Koolhoven F.K.581940NetherlandsNetherlands, France
        Lavochkin-Gorbunov-Gudkov LaGG-11940USSR
        Lavochkin-Gorbunov-Gudkov LaGG-31941USSRUSSR, Finland
        Lavochkin La-51942USSR
        Lavochkin La-71944USSR
        Loire 461936France
        Macchi C.2001939Italy
        Macchi C.2021941ItalyItaly, Croatia, Germany
        Macchi C.2051943ItalyItaly, Croatia, Germany
        MÁVAG Héja1941Hungary
        Messerschmitt Bf 1091937GermanyGermany, Bulgaria, Finland, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Yugoslavia
        Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-11940USSR
        Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-31941USSR
        Mitsubishi A5M[notes 3][notes 5]1936Japan
        Mitsubishi A6M Zero[notes 3]1940Japan
        Mitsubishi J2M1942Japan
        Morane-Saulnier M.S.4061939FranceFrance, Croatia, Finland, Italy, Poland
        Nakajima A6M2-N floatplane fighter1942Japan
        Nakajima Ki-271937JapanJapan, Manchukuo, Thailand
        Nakajima Ki-431941JapanJapan, Manchukuo, Thailand
        Nakajima Ki-441942Japan
        Nakajima Ki-841943Japan
        North American P-51 Mustang1942USUS, Australia, Canada, China, France, South Africa, UK, USSR
        Polikarpov I-161934USSRUSSR, China, Finland
        PZL P.71933Poland
        PZL P.111934PolandPoland, Romania
        PZL P.241936PolandPoland, Bulgaria, Greece, Romania
        Reggiane Re.20001940ItalySweden, Hungary, Italy
        Reggiane Re.20011941Italy
        Reggiane Re.20051943ItalyItaly, Germany
        Republic P-43 Lancer1941USUS, Australia, China
        Republic P-47 Thunderbolt1942USUS, Brazil, France, Mexico, UK, USSR
        Rogožarski IK-31940Yugoslavia
        Seversky P-351937USUS, Philippines
        Supermarine Seafire[notes 3]1942UK
        Supermarine Spitfire1938UKUK, Australia, Canada, France, India, Italy, New Zealand, Norway, South Africa, US, USSR
        VL Myrsky1943Finland
        Vought F4U/FG Corsair[notes 3]1942USUS, UK, New Zealand
        Vultee P-66 Vanguard1941USUS, China
        Yakovlev Yak-11940USSRUSSR, France
        Yakovlev Yak-31944USSRUSSR, France
        Yakovlev Yak-7/Yak-7B1942USSRUSSR, France
        Yakovlev Yak-91942USSRUSSR, France​

  • 1.1.3 Heavy fighters (multi-engined or multi-seat) and night fighters​
  • 1.1.4 Jet- and rocket- propelled fighters
  • 1.2 Bomber and attack aircraft
    • 1.2.1 Medium and heavy bombers, and maritime patrol
    • 1.2.2Light bombers, tactical reconnaissance and observation aircraft
    • 1.2.3Carrier-based naval bombers
  • 1.3 Strategic and photo-reconnaissance aircraft
  • 1.4 Seaplanes
    • 1.4.1Flying boats
    • 1.4.2Floatplanes
  • 1.5 Transport aircraft
  • 1.6Trainers
    • 1.6.1Glider trainers
    • 1.6.2Primary trainers
    • 1.6.3Advanced trainers
    • 1.6.4Bomber trainers, target tugs and misc. trainers
  • 1.7 Rotorcraft
  • 1.8 Lighter than air
  • 1.9 Rockets and drones
  • 2 Prototypes
    • 2.1 Fighter prototypes
      • 2.1.1Single-engined, Single-seat fighters, fighter-bombers and jet fighters
      • 2.1.2Heavy fighters (multi-engined or multi-seat) and night fighters
    • 2.2 Bomber and attack aircraft prototypes
    • 2.3 Transport prototypes
    • 2.4 Glider prototypes
    • 2.5 Trainer prototypes
    • 2.6 Rotorcraft prototypes
    • 2.7 Missile prototypes
    • 2.8 Miscellaneous prototypes
  • 3 Experimental aircraft
    • 3.1 Flight behaviour research
    • 3.2 Engine research
    • 3.3 Misc research
      • Name of aircraft Year first flight  Country of origin  Notes
      • Akaflieg Berlin B 9 1944  Germany prone pilot research
        Heinkel He 119 1937 Germany streamlining
        Piaggio P.111 1941 Italy high altitude research​
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